Zgrip iPhone Jr.
Zacuto recently released the Zgrip iPhone Jr. at $69. With the Zgrip iPhone Jr., you have many of the same features of its big brother, Zgrip iPhone Pro, minus the adjustability. The Zgrip iPhone Pro has more adjustability than the Jr. version but both give you the key feature which is stability when shooting with your iPhone.
Zgrip iPhone Jr. is a handgrip system for shooting professional stable video using the iPhone. The iPhone snaps into the Zgrip iPhone cradle which is attached to the handgrip. The handgrip has a ¼ 20″ thread on the bottom so you can mount it to a tripod. It also has a ¼ 20″ thread on the top for mounting accessories such as a light. The Zgrip iPhone Jr. is developed by Zacuto the leading indie camera accessories maker in the professional market.
Zgrip iPhone Pro
Introducing the Zgrip iPhone Pro, a completely adjustable and quick releasable handgrip system for shooting professional, stable video using the iPhone. This is the first serious solution for shooting video with the iPhone and it’s all about stability. The Zgrip is completely unique to the market and you can purchase yours today.
Your iPhone snaps into the Zgrip Pro and you are ready to shoot. The handgrip fully articulates, and all of the red levers allow you to adjust every angle to get those interesting, creative and smooth shots. We also have a couple of great accessories to help you shoot better sound, lighting & for getting up real high above people standing right by you.
The Zgrip iPhone Jr. and Zgrip iPhone Pro are designed and made in the USA and have a lifetime warranty.
More iPhone Accessories for Filmmakers
Zacuto offers additional iPhone accessories for filmmakers, including the iPhone Point’n'Shoot, the iPhone Cradle and the Apogee Mic for the Zgrip iPhone Jr.
iPhone Point’n'Shoot
The iPhone Point’n'Shoot is small, lightweight and portable. Compatible with all iPhone 3 and 4 models, the iPhone Point’n'Shoot is a great handgrip stabilization system for shooting professional video with your iPhone.
Learn more about the iPhone Point’n'Shoot
iPhone Cradle
The Zacuto iPhone Cradle allows you to quickly turn your Zacuto Point’n'Shoot Pro handgrip into a stabilization system for your iPhone. The cradle does not come with a handgrip, but easily attaches to one.
Learn more about the iPhone Cradle
Zgrip iPhone Jr. with Apogee Mic
Apogee and Zacuto teamed up to offer the ultimate iPhone recording tool for stable and great sounding HD videos. By combining Zacuto’s Zgrip iPhone Jr and the Apogee Mic, a USB microphone for iPhone, iPad and Mac, this kit turns your iPhone into a handheld HD video rig with clear studio quality sound.
Learn more about the Zgrip iPhone Jr. with Apogee MiC
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[...] great idea. The company Zacuto USA (already off to a great start there, huh?) has just announced a handgrip for the iPhone 3GS that enables videographers to hold the iPhone with a pistol-grip rather than the normal shaky [...]
Wow, you guys are really thinking for indie filmmakers. Thank you zacuto
Can the ZGrip iPhone Pro work with Flip Ultra HD cams as well?
Are you serious? Please tell me this is a viral marketing scheme. If this is real, then I am ashamed of the state of the industry.
Would be nice if I could watch the video on my iPhone.
Troy-
You can see the video on your iPhone by subscribing to the Zacuto iTunes channel
Probably not but this version will if it has a 1/4 20 screw: http://store.zacuto.com/zgrip-zicro.html
This is not a viral marketing scheme and don’t be ashamed. We make products that help people make great videos.
At first I thought like you, who or why would want to make a video using an iPhone. If I had one of these iPhones when I was a kid I would have been in heaven and would have been making all kinds of films “and learning filmmaking and framing, screen direction, editing and more”.
Just watch what these guys did with there iPhone, it’s astounding: http://vimeo.com/groups/iphone3gs/videos/5393865
And here is what they went through to make that video: http://vimeo.com/5430133
Sure seems like a Zgrip iPhone would have made that easier.
Steve
[...] das ZGrip iPhone Pro wird das iPhone so eingespannt, dass das Display frei zugänglich ist. Dank seinem grossen Griff [...]
[...] el mundo de la tecnología siempre hay un roto para un descosido y tal es el caso de este soporte Zgrip iPhone PRO, el cual es un sistema estabilizador que te permite grabar de forma adecuada y de ángulos más [...]
That would be the most awesome April 1st joke ever, only that it’s not.
[...] interessados em um acessório do tipo, saiu nesta semana o ZGrip iPhone Pro (eu juro que ele está na fotografia acima!), um estabilizador para o iPhone 3GS em estilo [...]
[...] Nische die die amerikanischen Stativ-Entwickler von Zacuto nun bedienen und die “ZGrip iPhone” genannte, tragbare Stativ-Halterung für das iPhone jetzt für knapp $300 anbieten. Dieses [...]
Can you hook this thing to a motorcycle?
Having watched a lot of your promos since buying my 5D Mk2, I did feel you had a little less conviction than usual
However, when you see work like the one you linked, you can really see the potential.
Not sure I can justify one yet as I am hoping to get a Rapid Fire kit but I have never found a comfy way to hold an iPhone for a photo and its even harder for video. My ideal iPhone accessory would be some form of strange genetic experiment involving a Zgrip, Juicepack and Litepanel. Does Jens have any mad scientists at his disposal?
I have other hopes for what the iPhone may become http://vimeo.com/groups/5DMKII/forumthread:4357 which would also need mounting solutions.
Yes, using a Zano: http://store.zacuto.com/Zano.html
I have a mad scientist concept that I’ve yet to try, a Rapid fire using the iPhone and the Z-finder on the iPhone. This would be virtually the same setup for your 5DMK2 and your iPhone, you just need a iPhone cradle. This might work a little better with the Tacticle Shooter.
I think, I will wait for the steadycam adaptor!
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[...] 7/7/09: This is promising from startup OWLE, and the ZGrip from established camera accessory company Zaguto. Now if you wouldn’t mind adding a power [...]
that’s really nice product i love idea..
If you could rationalise a few of the components between the iPhone kit and the tactical then you would have a range of set-up options for the 5D2 and 3GS.
Apologies in advance for straying dangerously far from the topic here. I would prefer the 323 QR mount to the 394 because I have a 560B video monopod and they share the same plate. Not sure the 394′s spirit levels are going to be useful in a handheld application. I had been wondering if you could mount the whole Rapid Fire on it’s own plate to mount the whole thing on the monopod. The 560B lacks the handle of the 561B you list and mounting the rapid fire would give both stabiliy and leverage (and still under 1.5k/3.5lb without the camera)
Here are some crazy pics of using an iPhone with a Tacticle shooter some with a Petrol lens shade and some with the Z-Finder.
http://www.zacutoimages.com/p439821282/h36ad8fd#h36ad8fd
http://www.zacutoimages.com/p439821282/h36ad8fd#h7005ba0
http://www.zacutoimages.com/p439821282/h36ad8fd#h19b88743
http://www.zacutoimages.com/p439821282/h36ad8fd#h155f02e6
http://www.zacutoimages.com/p439821282/h36ad8fd#h1015fad7
http://www.zacutoimages.com/p439821282/h36ad8fd#h1fd656cf
I keep having this worrying reoccuring vision if I manage to pick up some of your gear while I am over in the States.
The scene is I am standing in the security line at Newark as my bag slides through the X-Ray machine. A knowing glance is passed between the operator and the security guard. The guard unclips his holster and heads in my direction.
“Sir, could you come over here and show me the contents of your bag please”
“Good afternoon officer, is there something wrong?” I reply in the most respectable tone I can muster.
“Please take out the items from the bag and place them on the table”
I remove the components that make up my new most-prized possession and lay them on the table.
“Could you explain the purpose of these items Sir” says the guard who has moved slightly behind me.
“Of course officer, this is my new Rapid-Fire kit”
I notice that a few more security officers seem to have gathered
“And what purpose does this device server Sir”
“I am going to use it to stabilise my iPhone”
“Yeah right. What I see is a stock, lengths of hollowed aluminium tubing and a sight. I have a guy with a posh limey accent. I reckon we just caught us “The Jackal”. I got a nice little orange jump suit and some stainless steel jewellery for you to try on till the FBI arrive”
This is the options we have for small cameras or any device with a 1/4 20 screw: http://store.zacuto.com/Zgrip-1/4-20-inch.html
What is the light you hooked up in the demo video?
It’s this light: http://store.zacuto.com/Switronix-Dimmable-5600K-LED-Light-Fixture-30-Watts.html
[...] For more info on the Zgrip: http://www.zacuto.com/zgrip-iphone-pro [...]
I like and have used Zacuto products for some time. But this ought to be the stupidest idea I have seen.
I think making an iphone stabilizer would have made more sense.
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This obviously isn’t for Hollywood feature films but, for students wanting to learn, or kids wanting to have fun. Of course, it will make more sense when the iPhone comes with interchangeable lenses. Ha!
Those people who will only shoot with a Red or a Sony F900 won’t have much interest. Unless they’re looking for a cheap crash cam that fits into tight places and comes with an unlimited texting plan.
Seriously, I see the benefit of using your iPhone to shoot a movie but, I think this stabilizer is a bit overkill. You can stabilize the thing without spending any money if you use your imagination. If you have the money, go for it. I think making fun of it is just childish. I won’t buy the stabilizer but, I may end up using an iPhone in some creative ways on my next movie.
[...] has introduced a gadget designed for pro (or wannabe pro) Apple iPhone 3GS shooters. The $69 Zgrip iPhone Jr. includes a cradle to which the iPhone attaches, along with multiple “fingers” to grasp [...]
I’m with you. Not only am I going to wait for the steadycam adaptor but will wait a little longer for the CobraCrane adaptor too. ( Where does it end???)
The capability I’d like to see added to this product is some sort of a mirror system that would allow you to frame and see yourself on the video screen as you speak to the camera. Essentially, a sort of DIY news camera set-up.
I think FLIP HD would make an excellent application for this product. I look forward to hearing that it works or will work with modifications, or a product is designed specifically for the Flip. There are a LOT of Flip cameras out there.
We have a special new product coming out for the Flip and any camera with a 1/4 20 screw hole in the bottom. It has a quick release and is extremely light weight. Keep checking the website it should show up in the next couple of weeks. It’s called a “Zgrip point and shoot” and I can’t wait for it because my point and shoot does HD video. I designed it for me and my wife to shoot great HD 720p with our $200 Canon Powershot 780 cameras that shoot amazing goreous video & photos.
Can’t wait for your review. Please sure to send me a link: mandy@zacuto.com
That product is coming soon!
I took my Jr. out for its first test run on a trip to Dublin for the F-Stop workshop. I found it made a big difference to the stability (cursed as I am with shakey hands). The advantage of this should not be underestimated for stills as well as video. It tends to discourage you from shooting portrait which you will appreciate later when you try to edit it later.
You do get a few odd looks but I also got a few people asking me where they could get one, including a guy on holiday from LA – is there a commission?
If there is a downside it is that it is an awkward shape. It will only fit in the biggest pocket of the big coat I took to stuff lenses into if Ryanair compained about the weight of my hand-luggage. I worry this will mean that it won’t be with me when I need it. as iPhone is most likely to be used on those occasions when I don’t have my other cameras with me. If I had a request for Jr. v2 it would be some form of folding mechanism.
One unintended use came up. I picked up my hire car and discovered that the window mount and car charger I had bought especially to turn my iPhone into a SatNav had not made the trip with me. The car had a flat, smooth plastic dashboard with nowhere safe to even leave the phone nevermind see the directions. I found I could hold the Jr. and the steering wheel together in one hand quite comfortably and …. Z-Nav Jr. was born. Not entirely sure of the legality of this arrangement in Ireland, but it seemed a darn side safer than trying to retrieve your iPhone from the footwell every 2 mins.
Just completed our long overdue review of the ZGrip. A great product! Check out the video on our website. http://dailyappshow.com/zacuto-zgrip-iphone-jr-review
thanks…
I’m sure this question is on everyone’s mind, but does the zGrip clamp work on the new iPhone 4? Looks like it would. Will Zacuto need a different clamp?
Hi Allan,
This current grip will not work on the Iphone 4. We are hoping to come out with something that will work on the Iphone 4 in the near future.
Hello all,
Good news!!!!! We managed to get our hands on the new iPhone 4 and ran some tests. With a few slight modifications our Zgrip iPhone Jr will work with the iPhone 4!! Hooray
Just make sure you specify that you have an iPhone 4 when you order. You can order our Zgrip iPhone Jr here: http://store.zacuto.com/Zgrip-iPhone-Jr..html
As always, feel free to call (312 863 3456) or email us at sales@zacuto.com if you have any questions or concerns.
Great tool! need this for iPad 2!!!!